Attachment for fruit crates



.Patentedjuly 3, 1.923.

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klivrrncnivrnrr: ron FRUIT canarias. V l V Application mea Mareuil, 1922.- seriaifno. 54.'a,s:z4.-y

To all whom 'it may concern) Be it known that I, RICHARD I-Irons, a.

citizen of the United States, `residing at Akron, in the, county of Summit, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Fruit' Crates, of which-the following-is a specifica'- tion. i

My invention relates .to improvementsI in attachments for crates, of the specific type commonly used for. shippingand. storing perishable go fruits. p l

In dealing in commodities ofthe above designated character, a practical method vof ods, suchas oranges or similar displaying the goods, in bulk, is of recog` nized advantage, particularly when it` enables the dealer'to show that the lower layers of such goods have not deteriorated i through packing and shipping. An attractive arrangement of the goods is also highly desirable, but is diflicult to attain-1in displaying such goods .as oranges, lemons, or the like, because of their 'circular character."

With the foregoing in mind, the present inventionv isdirected toward providing a practical attachment for crates, such as are used, for mstance'in packing oranges,where by thev crates may be stacked in tiers, and the fruit therein exposed to view in anV attrac- Y tive manner, the 4bulk l'of the fruit being displayed without necessitating removingfanyv of it from the crate. A

vide such an attachment that is capable of being collapsed or folded and hence stored vin i a relatively small space when not in use.

Other objects, and advantages, such as simplicity of construction, and relatively low cost of manufacture are also comprevhended by my invention,y as will appear when the nature of theinvention is more fully understood, theA following description, andthe accompanying drawing constituting a complete disclosure of certain preferredembodiments thereof.

In the drawings: Fig. l is a. perspective view illustrating the application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, of the attachment, with portions broken away,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of a modi` fied form o-f the, invention,

Fig. 4, is a sectional view on'an enlarged scale of a portion of Fig. 3, and

5safragmentary, rear elevational" viewillustrating anothgpmdCatOn Qfthe.; e

invention.

As best shown in Figfll` of the dra-wiingsf';y f

my attachment is in effect abraclretfdesi'gnated as a. wholeby the numeral l) ,It is de-V slats of one Aside; thereof have' been removed, f and 1n 'such position thereon that the crates signedforv application tothe lower edge'offai`v` y y fruit crate, such as kthat shown at 2, after the f y may';bestacked,uone `uponthe other.,',with

their openy side to the front,y and the fruit therein preventedffromrolling out. To this I end I proviole a guard plate 3,.:ofsubstan# tially the samelength, in itszpreferr'ed form,

as thatoffthe crate, and,` I .providehinged endfmembers 4, upon the guard'of` such forniy f that they may be fastened'to the crate/and@ support the guard in 'an upwardly' inclined i position' relative .to thel lower 'edge thereof. In order to provide for suflicient-rigidity vin the plate 3 and at thesame time effect 'alight i construction I preferably form-the guard' 3,

fromsheet tin and reinforce it at` its upper '80, p. y

andtend edges by a stiff wire frame 5, 'best shown in Fig. 2,-' the edges'of the guard being Y i rolled over the frame as therein shown;A 1

.I mayhowever elect to yutilizean'extensible guard in which event a' telescopic frame l6 isprovided as shown ini'Fig. '3. Inthis form of the invention thefupper wire 7j`of y p the frame 6 is provided with al bore 8 andfa t e Y Y Y reduced "portion 9 adapted to slide therein, Another object of the invention is to proformin'g'in effect relatively movable sections. The guard in this instance is also formed of tions of the frame 6.

As shown in Fig. 5 such a guard maybe formed of wire 11 with a reinforcing frame ysections which overlap at their contiguous ends and are carried respectlvely by the sec- 12 of the characterused in the lpreferred A.

form of theinvention.

The end members 4 in eachinstance are'` substantially the same. They are preferably formed ofsheet tin and are reinforced at theirupper edges as at 6. Each member is formed, preferably, inthe shape ofa right I angled triangle, its arrangement relative to the guardl 3 being such that one of its right not in use`,.without their .edges Vprojecting ',119 f i beyond the edges 'of saidguard, and they lmay therefore be stacked in-ajrelativelyf "small space.'

At the eXtreme outer portion of each end member a. nail lopening 1 6 is. provided through Which a nail or screw may be inserted and the end memberstfsecured tothe ends ofthe crate. l desired a tab 17 may be attached to the middle'portion of the" guard, as shown inFigs. l and 2, which maybe-bent back underthe-crate andnailed thereto to'preventfoutward bulging; ati this' pointi'rom `the Weight of the fruit.

By reference to Fig. l, itl Willbe seen that vsvhenfthe cratefis opened and turned onione the.` ,lower edge oft the crate, and` projects'at an'- ang-le upwardly and;` outwardly y 'from said 26E adi lof the crate-Will'rollto thev front, against edge'. lThe end members,'arefvpositioned at right angles to'theA plate and byivirtuey of their? forni,y andi; attachinentgto 'the' crate, serve to` securely- ,hold the guardfin lthe poi-y Wsition described. Obviously thefruit of its-- oW-n-Weightiwill'gravitate toward the guardA andfsomey of .those that were atthe bottom the'guard;` Thus-it is displayed inthe form of afpyrainid orybank Which shovvsjthe ifruitA throughout I the full depth of the crate an in ani` attractive manner. f

' Althoughl'l lia`veshownf and described a" preferred form of Amy invention, together WithA certain logicalmodi'ficatons thereof;

it is to befunders'tood that the'f'presentjdisclosure is illustrative inv nature,- and Ais not' to be construedy as liinitingthis invention- -to openside of" a crate' comprising, a guardl of' thevprecise constructions disclosed, unless such vvlimitations are vparticularly specified in` 'theclaims appended hereto and forming `a part lof this specification.l 1 f Claims: l u l. Adeviceadapted to be attached atthe substantially the length of the crate, and( hinged `end members constructed.- vtoj secure the guard tothe' crate in1an3inclinedfposition`4r relative to one edge of the open side thereoi withk one edge. of the guard resting upon 'said edge of the crate.`

2. Adeviceadapted rorattachment at the openside of al crate comprising, a guard substantially ,coeirtensizve with the length of the crate having reinforced edges, and

hinged end members vconstructed@to )secure`v` the guard to the Lcrate inJv an! incline'dposisition relative to` one edge of the openiside thereof vvithv one` edge of' the* guard 'resting upony said edgeotthe'rcrate.l c u 3. .ii ,device adapted for attachment atfthjef ,open`yr side oi'il ai'cratef'comprising, a'guard substantially coeXtensive With the length A'o'f'f the crate, triangular'end `membersf'hinged'fto .the guard and constructed to secure.fisaidL` guardato the Acrate` in an zinclined positron relativeto one edge 1-otffthe openfside i there@ u of, and a tab for securing `the intermediate 4. er device adaptedi'for' attachmentfatf-ther f i' open side ofa crate compris-ing, aguardsubi'T stantially lcoeXtensive with the length ofthe crate havingrei'ni'orced edgesg; hinged ende members constructedv` tot secureithe guard tothe j crate in an upwardly .and 'outwardlyfini!4` @lined position vrelative to one edgerofthe open side thereof,` sai-d members alsoy having" reinforcednedges, and avtab for sec-uringathe-{f' intermediate portion'oi the guard vto the'i crate.

k5.-; A device adapted open side of a crate compris-ing, an extensie for A,attachment Yatthef ble' guardjzhaving; reinforced 1 edges'; a'nd'A hinged: triangular end members construc'ted' to secure the guard tothe lcratefn` a'y fer-"1 Wardly and upwardly inclined-"position rela-1 tive toi one edge Aoit the open side thereof.'1 

